The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-08-31
PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Horatio N. Jose. left on a
trip to California Monday.
Mayor Chapman has returned to the
city.
Mr. W. S. Badger has just completed 26
years as proprietor of the Maine Farmer.
Sergeant Cole arrived in Portland Monday
evening, and has taken charge of the Port
land Signal Office
James o. Nickerson of Lewiston, has been
unanimously elected Colonel of the First
Regiment of Patriarchs Militant, |. o. 0. f.
Mr.. Franklin Simonds, who fell from
house on India street Monday, was some
what better yesterday.
Mr. George McMinn, of the English schoon-
er Blanche o., who had his ankle badly in
iured on the voyage to this city, is getting
along nicely. t.5
Rev. j. II. Barrows of Warren, has ac-
cepted the call of the Buekfeld Village Bap-
list church, and will enter on his work Sep
TENDER 18th.
Steamboat Inspectors William Flowers OF
Bangor and Charles Staples, Jr., of Port
land, will go to the Rangely Lakes next
Thursday and inspect five steamers which
are running there s9c
Mrs Barrows. widow Of the late II. G. O.
Barrows of Greenyille. who was proprietor
of the first hotel ever kept at Mount Kineo,
died last Thursday at an advanced age, after
long sickness.
Hon. 5. j. Chadbourae, Deputy Secretary
of State, and wife. have gone to Newport
and Dixmont, to be absent about a week
Mr. Chadbourne is Slowly recovering from
the effects of the injury received by him
some time since.
A mistake was made in the item in regard
to Prof. M. e. Wadsworth of Colby, He has
been elected President of Michigan School
of Mines instead of mining company as
was stated He leaves Waterville the last
of the week
MIR. Henry f. Derby, a highly respected
citizen of Dexter, died Sunday evening,
aged about 40. He was a prominent mer-
chant, and formerly traded in Sangerville
and Ripley. He was town treasurer and
assistant cashier of the national bank, and
also prominent as an Odd Fellows.
p. I. Barnum writes to the editor of the
Gospel Banner at Augusta, commencing the
latter's offer to be one of one thousand per-
year for five consecutive years, the interest
Of which shall be expended for foreign mis-
sions, and agreeing himself to give one thou
sand dollars the moment that sum will COM
plete the whole amont
Mr.. George b. Delano, formerly book and
job compositor, well known in Boston, died
at his home in Maiden ON Sunday evening
suddenly of heart disease, aged 81 years.
Mr.. Delano was native of Mechanic Falls,
and for the past three years has been in the
employ of Horace Dodd as editor and COM
piler of the "Dial," and was much esteemed
by his employer and associates He leaves
widow and three children.
ERev. e. P. Thwing, M. D.. formerly pas
tor of the st. Lawrence street church, was
one of the GA passengers on the Umbria, and
writes to New York journal that the story
of panic during the hurricane of last Fri
day was simple invention. "The heart
rending cries of the steerage passengers"
never were heard, for besides saloon passen-
gers there was mary one;" the whole ship
was given to the first class. There were "a
physicians and large number of clergymen.
among whom were DIR. Joseph Parker and
President Warren of Boston University:
Capt. Arthur Colburn died at Hyde Park,
Mass, Sunday, aged IA years. He was born
at Gardiner, and spent most of his life on
the sea. For forty years he commanded
ships in Gardiner and Bath. and visited
ports in all parts of the world. During the
war he held Office on several vessels in the
navy. he had acquired enough of fortune
to allow him to rest the remaing years of his
life, but after the war he lost all his proper
W and was almost penniless. He was ap-
pointed to position in the Brooklyn Navy
Yard after the war, and remained there
eighteen years. There he was disabled by
rheumatism and was obliged to resign. For
six years he has lived quietly at Hyde Park.
His wife died about year ago. He leaves
two married daughters.